Ireland: 55 winsUnited Kingdom: 92 wins
Across 147 shared metrics
Analysis
United Kingdom leads in 92 of 147 shared metrics, while Ireland leads in 55.
Ireland's Exports (% GDP) is 3.6x that of United Kingdom (144.0% vs 31.0%).
Ireland's Overcrowded Housing is 2.6x that of United Kingdom (2.8% vs 0.8%).
Ireland's Imports (% GDP) is 2.2x that of United Kingdom (102.2% vs 31.9%).
Ireland's Financial Hardship is 1.4x that of United Kingdom (16.9% vs 7.2%).
Ireland's GDP Growth Rate is 1.3x that of United Kingdom (2.6% vs 1.1%).
Key Comparisons
Exports (% GDP)Ireland leads
144.0%
31.0%
Overcrowded HousingIreland leads
2.8%
0.8%
Imports (% GDP)Ireland leads
102.2%
31.9%
Financial HardshipIreland leads
16.9%
7.2%
GDP Growth RateIreland leads
2.6%
1.1%
GDP Per CapitaIreland leads
$115.3K
$52.5K
All Metrics
| Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports (% GDP) | 144.0% | 31.0% | 365% higher | Ireland |
| Overcrowded Housing | 2.8% | 0.8% | 260% higher | Ireland |
| Imports (% GDP) | 102.2% | 31.9% | 221% higher | Ireland |
| Financial Hardship | 16.9% | 7.2% | 135% higher | Ireland |
| GDP Growth Rate | 2.6% | 1.1% | 131% higher | Ireland |
| GDP Per Capita | $115.3K | $52.5K | 120% higher | Ireland |
| GDP Per Capita (PPP) | 130.8K | 60.6K | 116% higher | Ireland |
| Foreign Patents | 42 | 7.3K | 99% lower | United Kingdom |
| Domestic Patents | 75 | 11.6K | 99% lower | United Kingdom |
| Active Military Personnel | 7.5K | 138.0K | 95% lower | United Kingdom |
| Population | 5.23M | 68.75M | 92% lower | United Kingdom |
| Military Spend (% GDP) | 0.2% | 2.4% | 92% lower | United Kingdom |
| Airports | 100 | 1.1K | 91% lower | United Kingdom |
| Scientific Publications | 9.3K | 105.6K | 91% lower | United Kingdom |
| Railway Length | 1.7K | 16.4K | 90% lower | United Kingdom |
| Railway Network | 1.6K | 16.2K | 90% lower | United Kingdom |
| Carbon Emissions (Total) | 35.49M | 340.94M | 90% lower | United Kingdom |
| Merchant Ships | 94 | 868 | 89% lower | United Kingdom |
| Electricity Capacity | 12.32M | 114.75M | 89% lower | United Kingdom |
| Electricity Generation | 30.89 | 281.33 | 89% lower | United Kingdom |
| Coastline Length | 1.4K | 12.4K | 88% lower | United Kingdom |
| Shipping Traffic | 1.15M | 9.74M | 88% lower | United Kingdom |
| Political Voice | 36.3% | 19.8% | 83% higher | Ireland |
| GDP (Nominal) | 609.16B | 3686.03B | 83% lower | United Kingdom |
| Water Withdrawal | 1.67 | 8.42 | 80% lower | United Kingdom |
| High-Tech Exports (%) | 53.5% | 29.7% | 80% higher | Ireland |
| Homicide Rate | 0.10 | 0.40 | 75% lower | United Kingdom |
| Forest Area | 7.9K | 32.2K | 75% lower | United Kingdom |
| Population Density | 77.102 | 283.107 | 73% lower | United Kingdom |
| Land Area | 68.9K | 241.9K | 72% lower | United Kingdom |
| R&D Spending (% GDP) | 1.0% | 2.9% | 67% lower | United Kingdom |
| Government Debt (% GDP) | 45.4% | 131.1% | 65% lower | United Kingdom |
| GNI Per Capita | 80.7K | 49.5K | 63% higher | Ireland |
| Air Passengers | 192.53M | 118.95M | 62% higher | Ireland |
| Long Work Hours | 3.9% | 9.2% | 58% lower | United Kingdom |
| Nurses & Midwives | 14.34 | 9.15 | 57% higher | Ireland |
| Youth Unemployment (%) | 6.5% | 13.7% | 53% lower | United Kingdom |
| Unpaid Work Hours | 16.7% | 11.0% | 52% higher | Ireland |
| Teen Birth Rate | 4.07 | 8.36 | 51% lower | United Kingdom |
| Education Spending (% GDP) | 2.9% | 5.9% | 51% lower | United Kingdom |
| Housing Cost Burden | 9.3% | 18.5% | 50% lower | United Kingdom |
| Loneliness | 3.6% | 7.1% | 49% lower | United Kingdom |
| Protected Land (%) | 14.4% | 28.4% | 49% lower | United Kingdom |
| Low-Wage Workers | 12.5% | 23.5% | 47% lower | United Kingdom |
| Electricity Use (Per Capita) | 6.1K | 4.2K | 46% higher | Ireland |
| Poverty Rate | 7.0% | 12.6% | 44% lower | United Kingdom |
| Health Spending (% GDP) | 6.1% | 10.9% | 44% lower | United Kingdom |
| Poor Health | 4.8% | 8.3% | 42% lower | United Kingdom |
| Homicide Rate | 0.65 | 1.12 | 42% lower | United Kingdom |
| Road Deaths | 3.50 | 2.48 | 41% higher | Ireland |
| Water Stress (%) | 3.4% | 5.8% | 41% lower | United Kingdom |
| Depression Rate | 4.9% | 8.2% | 40% lower | United Kingdom |
| CO2 Per Capita | 6.34 | 4.53 | 40% higher | Ireland |
| Income Gap (Rich vs Poor) | 4.15 | 6.68 | 38% lower | United Kingdom |
| Low Reading Skills | 7.5% | 12.0% | 38% lower | United Kingdom |
| Low Math Skills | 7.5% | 12.0% | 38% lower | United Kingdom |
| Low Science Skills | 7.5% | 12.0% | 38% lower | United Kingdom |
| Relationship Dissatisfaction | 1.9% | 3.0% | 38% lower | United Kingdom |
| Women in Parliament (%) | 25.3% | 40.5% | 38% lower | United Kingdom |
| Tax Revenue (% GDP) | 16.8% | 27.0% | 38% lower | United Kingdom |
| Smoking Rate | 19.3% | 14.2% | 36% higher | Ireland |
| Inflation Rate | 2.1% | 3.3% | 36% lower | United Kingdom |
| Lack of Support | 7.9% | 11.1% | 29% lower | United Kingdom |
| Beer Consumption | 4.00 | 3.12 | 28% higher | Ireland |
| Green Space Access | 71.3% | 56.9% | 25% higher | Ireland |
| Median Wealth | $229.3K | $303.2K | 24% lower | United Kingdom |
| Low Life Satisfaction | 4.4% | 5.7% | 23% lower | United Kingdom |
| Urban Population (%) | 64.3% | 83.2% | 23% lower | United Kingdom |
| Highest Elevation | 1.0K | 1.3K | 23% lower | United Kingdom |
| Broadband Access (%) | 32 | 41 | 22% lower | United Kingdom |
| Hospital Beds (per 1,000) | 2.90 | 2.40 | 21% higher | Ireland |
| Job Insecurity | 2.6% | 3.3% | 20% lower | United Kingdom |
| Death Rate | 7.43 | 9.25 | 20% lower | United Kingdom |
| Health Spending Per Capita | 6.4K | 5.4K | 20% higher | Ireland |
| Elderly Population (%) | 15.9% | 19.5% | 19% lower | United Kingdom |
| Doctors (per 1,000) | 3.88 | 3.30 | 18% higher | Ireland |
| Air Pollution (PM2.5) | 8.17 | 9.91 | 18% lower | United Kingdom |
| Time Dissatisfaction | 12.1% | 14.7% | 17% lower | United Kingdom |
| Earnings Inequality | 3.42 | 2.95 | 16% higher | Ireland |
| Child Mortality | 3.80 | 4.50 | 16% lower | United Kingdom |
| Energy Use (Per Capita) | 2.5K | 2.1K | 16% higher | Ireland |
| Job Strain | 23.9% | 20.7% | 15% higher | Ireland |
| Time Use Inequality | 2.43 | 2.85 | 15% lower | United Kingdom |
| Infant Mortality | 3.40 | 4.00 | 15% lower | United Kingdom |
| Agricultural Land (%) | 60.8% | 70.3% | 14% lower | United Kingdom |
| Forest Coverage (%) | 11.5% | 13.3% | 13% lower | United Kingdom |
| Gender Gap in Work | 22.904 | 20.53 | 12% higher | Ireland |
| Reading Score Gap | 1.57 | 1.75 | 11% lower | United Kingdom |
| Spirits Consumption | 2.27 | 2.56 | 11% lower | United Kingdom |
| Gender Pay Gap (%) | 11.8% | 13.1% | 10% lower | United Kingdom |
| Inequality (Gini) | 29 | 32.4 | 10% lower | United Kingdom |
| Suicide Rate | 8.55 | 9.55 | 10% lower | United Kingdom |
| Youth Unemployment Rate | 11.1% | 12.4% | 10% lower | United Kingdom |
| Fuel Poverty | 4.9% | 5.4% | 9% lower | United Kingdom |
| Self-Rated Health | 79.9% | 73.4% | 9% higher | Ireland |
| Math Score Gap | 1.54 | 1.69 | 9% lower | United Kingdom |
| Dependency Ratio | 52.55 | 57.94 | 9% lower | United Kingdom |
| Mobile Subscriptions (%) | 110.798 | 122 | 9% lower | United Kingdom |
| Sanitation Access (%) | 89.7% | 99.1% | 9% lower | United Kingdom |
| Youth Population (%) | 18.6% | 17.2% | 8% higher | Ireland |
| Science Score Gap | 1.62 | 1.75 | 7% lower | United Kingdom |
| Obesity Rate | 30.8% | 28.7% | 7% higher | Ireland |
| Disposable Income (Per Capita) | $38.5K | $41.0K | 6% lower | United Kingdom |
| Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs) | 20.076 | 21.362 | 6% lower | United Kingdom |
| Happiness Inequality | 1.85 | 1.96 | 6% lower | United Kingdom |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4% | 4.1% | 6% higher | Ireland |
| Average Earnings | $60.4K | $63.7K | 5% lower | United Kingdom |
| Job Satisfaction | 7.59 | 7.23 | 5% higher | Ireland |
| University Enrollment Rate | 76.6% | 80.5% | 5% lower | United Kingdom |
| Fertility Rate | 1.72 | 1.64 | 5% higher | Ireland |
| Long-Term Unemployment | 0.9% | 0.9% | 4% higher | Ireland |
| Housing Affordability | 79.6% | 76.5% | 4% higher | Ireland |
| Reading Skills | 516.01 | 494.4 | 4% higher | Ireland |
| Social Support | 92.1% | 88.8% | 4% higher | Ireland |
| Wealth Concentration | 49.8% | 52.0% | 4% lower | United Kingdom |
| Relationship Inequality | 1.59 | 1.66 | 4% lower | United Kingdom |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 12.7% | 12.2% | 4% higher | Ireland |
| Safe Drinking Water (%) | 96.1% | 99.8% | 4% lower | United Kingdom |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 22.2% | 21.3% | 4% higher | Ireland |
| Home Internet Access | 93.3% | 95.8% | 3% lower | United Kingdom |
| Leisure Time | 14.54 | 14.94 | 3% lower | United Kingdom |
| Social Time | 5.83 | 5.65 | 3% higher | Ireland |
| Employment Rate (%) | 81.8% | 80.2% | 2% higher | Ireland |
| Time Satisfaction | 6.92 | 7.08 | 2% lower | United Kingdom |
| Life Expectancy | 82.9 years | 81.0 years | 2% higher | Ireland |
| Relationship Satisfaction | 8.29 | 8.48 | 2% lower | United Kingdom |
| Chronic Pain | 27.5% | 27.0% | 2% higher | Ireland |
| Birth Rate | 10.95 | 10.76 | 2% higher | Ireland |
| Life Expectancy | 82.9 years | 81.2 years | 2% higher | Ireland |
| Land Boundaries Length | 490 | 499 | 2% lower | United Kingdom |
| Math Skills | 491.65 | 488.98 | 1% higher | Ireland |
| Science Skills | 503.85 | 499.67 | 1% higher | Ireland |
| Air Pollution Exposure | 99.9% | 99.1% | 1% higher | Ireland |
| Safety at Night | 77.0% | 76.0% | 1% higher | Ireland |
| Life Satisfaction | 7.52 | 7.45 | 1% higher | Ireland |
| Median Age | 40.5 years | 40.9 years | 1% lower | United Kingdom |
| Internet Users (%) | 97.0% | 96.0% | 1% higher | Ireland |
| Life Expectancy | 82.4 years | 81.3 years | 1% higher | Ireland |
| Voter Turnout | 59.7% | 59.8% | equal | United Kingdom |
| Extreme Temperature Exposure | 0.0% | 0.0% | ranked lower | United Kingdom |
| Human Development Index | 0.95 | 0.95 | equal | Ireland |
| Electricity Access (%) | 100.0% | 100.0% | equal | United Kingdom |
| Alcohol Consumption | 10.77 | 10.73 | equal | Ireland |
| Lowest Elevation | 0 | -4 | ranked higher | Ireland |
| Irrigated Land | 0 | 718 | ranked lower | United Kingdom |
| FDI Inflows (% GDP) | 0.8% | -1.6% | ranked higher | Ireland |
| Border Countries Count | 1.00 | 1.00 | equal | United Kingdom |